The revelation suggests Western Union may be looking to use a system like Ripple to
move fiat payments between customers in a similar manner as Align Commerce, which uses the bitcoin blockchain as means to remit payment across borders where it is exchanged locally.
Not exact matches
(It's important to note that Ripple's digital
payment network, unlike bitcoin, does not only transmit its native digital currency, but can also be used to
move traditional
fiat currencies back and forth.)
This milestone simply refers to the platform's «ability to
move in and out of
fiat and an interface to the Omise
payment gateway».
Other settlement layers like Ripple, Stellar or the defunct Falcon Protocol don't actually
move value and are no different than using a MySQL database... they are cryptocurrencies which may be better than bitcoin for
payments but have no liquidity and address none of the above - noted use cases regarding creating decentralised
fiat pegged cryptocurrencies, «great for banks but not for remittance providers» says Bitspark.
Likewise for sellers, UTRUST has created a platform that eliminates volatility issues by
moving the crypto
payment into
fiat currency at the moment of the transaction.
Payments firm Dwolla is severing its ties with bitcoin exchanges and services, cutting off a major route for
moving funds between the virtual currency and its
fiat cousins.